Patents by Inventor Pasqualino Franco

Pasqualino Franco has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7370588
    Abstract: A system and device for fixing a cloth, such as a tablecloth or a curtain, to a table or other surface, and also permitting to apply to the same cloth other decorative elements such as draperies. This system is includes a fixed element that is attached to the table or other surface, inside which the cloth is inserted and then blocked by a mobile element that fits into the fixed one. The mobile element has a strip of hook and eye material on its outer side, so that other accessories, such as draperies for tablecloths, may be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Effepi SRL
    Inventor: Pasqualino Franco
  • Publication number: 20050251957
    Abstract: The present invention consists of a system for fixing a cloth, such as a tablecloth (12) to a table (14) or other flat surface, also permitting to apply to the same cloth decorative elements, in particular what is known in this technical field as “draperies” (13). This system is constituted by a fixed element (1) that is attachable to the table (14) or other surface, inside which the cloth (12) is inserted and then blocked by a mobile element (2) that fits into the fixed elements (1). The mobile element (2) has a strip of Velcro (5) on its outer side, so that other accessories, such as “draperies” (13) for tablecloths, may be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventor: Pasqualino Franco